My favorite homemade Lime Curd recipe. This fresh curd recipe can be used for any citrus -- lemon or lime and beyond!
Yes, I know as a food blogger I should have a better word than "delicious" in my vocabulary, but seriously, what's wrong with using it every once in a while? Or, all the time. 😉
UPDATE: I made, ate, and posted the recipe I was dreaming for this lime curd: Key Lime Pie Donuts.
Lime Curd
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 4 teaspoons grated lime zest , plus 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 4 limes)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , cut into about 14 small pieces
Instructions
- In a medium nonreactive saucepan, whisk together the sugar, eggs, lime zest and juice. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture is thickened, about 12 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter, one small piece at a time, until thoroughly combined. Set a mesh strainer over a glass bowl and strain the mixture. Use immediately, or store in the fridge with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the curd, to prevent a skin from forming.
- To set the curd, chill 3 hours or overnight. Use as cake filling, pastry filling, spread for toast or muffins, filling for tarts, etc.
- Source: Martha Stewart
Julie @ Table for Two says
This sounds so wonderful!!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Such a lovely lime curd! This is begging to be stuffed into margarita cupcakes!
Louisa says
I enjoy curds of all kinds. I have a passion fruit coconut curd along with a plain coconut curd - amazing flavors and all great on toasted English muffins or spread (just a tiny bit) on butter cookies. MMM! Can't wait to try this one.
Jamie @lifelovelemons says
I love lemon curd and I love limes, so this sounds like a perfect alternative!
Lori @ RecipeGirl says
I'd happily sit down and eat this with a spoon 🙂
Jessica @ Sunny Side Up says
Oh I looooove lime (or any citrus!) curd. I made a cake last summer with lemon curd and I swear I almost had to make a second batch because I was eating it all with a spoon! 🙂
Tracey says
Citrus curds are my kryptonite - I seriously cannot help eating them by the spoonful from the jar 🙂
Cookbook Queen says
Lime is my favorite. I need this!!